Turn around and sprint toward the two Blue Eye Knights you fought at the end of 1-2. Lightly equipped, you can sprint all the way to the archway through which the first knight stands.

Once you pass through, slow to a jog and then to a walk. Be sure you're walking before you pass the wood wagons on either side of you.

Walk up and perform a critical backstab on the first blue-eye knight.

Jog until you're about halfway between the first and second blue-eye knight.

Walk until you're a few steps behind and to the right of the second blue-eye knight.

Equip your catalyst.

Target the right-most crossbowmen closest to you.

Cast Soul Light on him. If you line it up right, it will kill him and the one in front of him.

Then switch lock-on from the blue-eye knight to the third crossbowmen and take him out.

As long as you're still behind and to the right of the knight, you won't alert him. Also, make sure you're not too close to the right wall, or your Soul Light will hit the wall in front of you and it will alert the blue-eye knight and all three crossbowmen.

After the crossbowmen are dead, move in behind the blue-eye knight.

Get close enough and perform a deadly "stick it in and break it off" backstab.

Collect the grass from him and the first blue-eye knight on your way back to the Archstone.

Warp back to the Nexus and repeat.

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Just equip the thief's ring, a winged spear (upgraded, preferably) and a shield. Target the first blue knight when you pass under the stone arch, wait till you nudge him very slightly and then slam R1. This should induce a backstab crit and kill him, then proceed to do the same with the second. Make sure you press L1 while backstabbing the second, else the crossbowmen will hit you. Proceed to kill the three crossbowmen with your shield raised, and merrily skip back to the archstone. Gets ~1100 souls with soul level 35.

Just equip the thief's ring, any weapon and armour. Run towards the back of the knights with weapon equiped 2-handed (press trianlge). No more than 2 "R2" attacks kill the knights, though weaker weapons take longer. Once you defeat the second knight, quickly tap trianlge to bring out your sheild while holding L1 to defend against the crossbow menn. Kill the 3 crossbowmen and collect the loot. You can happly farm souls, crescent/half and late moon grasses here as well.

Optionally - You can run upstairs as you pass through the gate to behind the first knight. Before going in the room to the right, if you have not been here before there will be a crystal lizard. Kill this and continue to run up stairs to kill an extra 2 crossbowmen. This takes extra time and doesn't make it a great method for souls.